High-flying guitar soloist Carlos Santana’s Bay Area perch went to a new owner last month after a relatively short stint on the market. Santana had owned the property for nearly two decades when it closed at $5.5 million; he’d listed it during the high summer with an asking price of $5.777 million.

The home’s location is superb. Nearly at the culminating point of a gradient that begins at the shore of the Pacific and climbs into the city of Tiburon, the 1978-built home’s .87 acre setting offers a breathtakingly comprehensive and thought-provoking panorama of the area; the views include Sausalito and, distantly, the cityscape of San Francisco.

Interior living spaces on the property are unassuming; there’s a lot of glass in the build, and a fairly large deck as well, both of which take advantage of the local landscape. All in all, the home’s interiors defer to its setting in matters of style and preoccupation with décor. Otherwise, the house is a quirky modern, with a few surprises waiting in its layout.

The sale of the home closes yet another real estate file for the legendary guitarist, who has had a busy year buying and selling properties. New to Santana’s portfolio is an estate on the Hawaiian island of Kauai; he purchased the Edenic spot for $20.5 million in July.

Santana’s eponymous band has sold over 100 million records worldwide. Their latest studio effort, Blessings and Miracles, was released yesterday. Noted guests on the album include Rob Thomas, Kirk Hammett, and Chris Stapleton, among others.